BLACK INC. MEDIA RELEASE The Storm Before the Calm America’s discord, the coming crisis of the 2020s, and the triumph beyond

An illuminating, provocative new book by the master geopolitical forecaster – with a new Australian foreword about COVID-19.

George Friedman predicts that the 2020s will bring to the dramatic upheaval and reshaping of government, foreign policy, economics, and culture. Examining the cycles through which the nation has developed, matured, and solidified, Friedman breaks down the coming years in thrilling detail.

Friedman argues that American history is governed by Release Date: Monday, 3 August 2020 (DAILY) an eighty-year “institutional cycle” that has defined the AU RRP: $29.99 NZ RRP: $37.00 nation politically, and a fifty-year “socio economic cycle” ISBN: 9781760642525 that has seen the formation of the industrial classes, Imprint: Black Inc. baby boomers, and the middle classes. These cycles are Format: Paperback converging—the nation will have to endure upheaval Size: C (234 x 153mm) and possible conflict as these foundations change, but Extent: 272pp will ultimately emerge stronger and more stable. Subject: Politics

Friedman’s analysis covers the size and scope of the Embargo: federal government, the future of marriage and the Monday, 3 August 2020 social contract, shifts in corporate structures, and new cultural trends based on longer life expectancies. Media enquiries: The result is a riveting account of current circumstances Kate Nash and the political upheavals that will pave the way for [email protected], a new era of American prosperity and power. 0406 997 647

With a unique Australian foreword encompassing GEORGE FRIEDMAN is the founder and chairman of COVID-19, The Storm Before the Calm reveals where forecasting company Geopolitical Futures. For eighteen America is today, and where it is heading. years he was chairman of the global intelligence company Stratfor, which he founded in 1996. The author of several books, Friedman lives in Austin, .

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